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(43) Date of publication: 29.12.2021 Bulletin 2021/52 (21) Application number: 20759231.2 (22) Date of filing: 19.02.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 5/073(2010.01) C12N 15/00(2006.01) C12Q 1/68(2018.01) G16B 99/00(2019.01) A01K 67/027(2006.01) C12N 5/071(2010.01) G16B 20/10(2019.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G16B 10/00; G16B 20/40; C12N 5/0604; C12N 5/0603; C12N 15/8771 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2020/050210 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/168422 (27.08.2020 Gazette 2020/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 20.02.2019 US 201962808106 P (71) Applicants: The Semex Alliance Guelph ON N1H 6J2 (CA) UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7 (CA)	(72) Inventors: SMITH, Lawrence Charles Québec J2S 2M9 (CA) LABRECQUE, Remi Québec J0H 1W0 (CA) PAREDES, Luis Miguel Aquila Québec J2S 2C1 (CA) THERRIEN, Jacinthe Québec J3H 5T7 (CA) VIGNEAULT, Christian Québec J0H 1W0 (CA) (74) Representative: Barker Brettell LLP  100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8QQ Birmingham B16 8QQ (GB)